| Date | 17 December 1998 |
|---|---|
| Started | 15:00 |
| Ended | 16:10 |
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Adoption of the agenda
Agenda item 30 (continued)
United Nations reform: measures and proposals
Draft resolution (A/53/L.73)
The President
I should now like to consult the Assembly with a view to considering immediately draft resolution A/53/L.73.
In this connection, since document A/53/L.73 has only been circulated this morning, it would be necessary to waive the relevant provision of rule 78 of the Assembly's rules of procedure, which reads as follows:
"As a general rule, no proposal shall be discussed or put to the vote at any meeting of the General Assembly unless copies of it have been circulated to all delegations not later than the day preceding the meeting."
Unless I hear any objections, I shall take it that the Assembly agrees to consider draft resolution A/53/L.73.
The President
We shall now proceed to consider draft resolution A/53/L.73.
As there are no speakers on the list, the Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/53/L.73, entitled "The Millennium Assembly of the United Nations".
May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt draft resolution A/53/L.73?
The President
I call on the representative of the United States of America.
Ms. Montoya (United States)
While we are considering agenda item 30 today, I would like to make clear my delegation's deep disappointment and grave concern that the General Assembly has thus far failed to address its responsibilities, as set out in the report to the Secretary-General by the United Nations Task Force on Environment and Human Settlements. Our delegation believes that we have a duty to work with our partners here in the General Assembly to assist and support reform efforts to be undertaken by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Commission on Human Settlements. Full consideration of this agenda item cannot be delayed. As such, we would like to join our partners in regular and transparent consultations aimed at moving the reform process forward. My delegation strongly believes that a failure to do so, or to adopt a decision calling for the same in this body, would unnecessarily delay reform efforts undertaken by UNEP and the Commission, which would be to the grave detriment of their continuing operation.
The President
In connection with the report of the Secretary-General on environment and human settlements contained in document A/53/463 and issued under item 30, I should like to assure members that the General Assembly will continue its consideration of the report in a fully open and transparent manner early next year.
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 30.
Agenda item 3 (continued)
Credentials of representatives to the fifty-third session of the General Assembly
(b) Second report of the Credentials Committee (A/53/556/Add.1)
The President
The draft resolution recommended by the Credentials Committee in paragraph 11 of its report reads as follows:
"The General Assembly,
"Having considered the second report of the Credentials Committee and the recommendation contained therein,
"Approves the second report of the Credentials Committee."
We shall now take action on the recommendation of the Credentials Committee set forth in paragraph 11 of the second report.
The Credentials Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 3.
The President
Members will recall that chapters I to VII and sections A to C of chapter VIII, and chapters IX and X of the report of the Economic and Social Council were assigned for consideration directly in plenary meeting.
May I take it that the Assembly wishes to take note of chapters I to VII and sections A to C of chapter VIII, and chapters IX and X of the report of the Economic and Social Council?
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 12?
Agenda item 20 (continued)
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance
(b) Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions
Draft resolution (A/53/L.72)
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Senegal to introduce draft resolution A/53/L.72.
Mr. Ka (Senegal)
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| /data/vhost/www.undemocracy.com/docs/trunk.py in |
| 194 if __name__ == "__main__": |
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| 196 maintrunk(pathpart) |
| 197 |
| 198 |
| maintrunk = <function maintrunk>, pathpart = '/generalassembly_53/meeting_92/highlight_A-RES-46-182' |
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| 131 elif pagefunc == "gameeting": |
| 132 LogIncomingDB(hmap["docid"], hmap["gadice"] or "0", referrer, ipaddress, useragent, remadeurl) |
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| 322 if dclass == "spoken": |
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